Boiled EGG

kp1439
kp1439 Posts: 343 Member
edited November 10 in Food and Nutrition
I used to have cholesterol. as of right now it is in good status. I stopped eating Eggs as i was told they are bad for cholesterol. Any one else heard the same ????

Replies

  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    I think that's been debunked - yes there is cholesterol in eggs, but it doesn't easily become cholesterol in your blood. So they are safe to eat, in moderation.
  • blackberrypie
    blackberrypie Posts: 23
    If you cut out the yolk or just reduce it you'll cut the cholesterol. :)
  • taliesyn_
    taliesyn_ Posts: 219 Member
    If you cut out the yolk or just reduce it you'll cut the cholesterol. :)
    ...and the taste :wink:
  • blackberrypie
    blackberrypie Posts: 23
    Lol I flavor my eggs with onions and other veggies so I don't mind egg whites! x3
  • FitSid
    FitSid Posts: 117 Member
    PLEASE WATCH FAT HEAD.
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 229 Member
    I have blood in my cholestrol, I don't stop eating anything but eat the cholestrol naughties in moderation - except cheese which I am addicted to so try to avoid.

    So if you have a fancy for a boiled egg have one, not ten, not twenty, have one and enjoy it.

    Feel free to friend
  • IronSmasher
    IronSmasher Posts: 3,908 Member
    If you cut out the yolk or just reduce it you'll cut the cholesterol. :)
    ...and the taste :wink:
    ...and the nutrition

    The only thing I've heard is that dietary cholesterol is not related to blood cholesterol
  • HonkyTonks
    HonkyTonks Posts: 1,193 Member
    Egg yolks are indeed full of cholesterol. Like most cholesterol-rich foods, they are jam-packed full of important nutrients, especially the fat-soluble vitamins and essential fatty acids.

    In fact, the slew of nutrients in an egg yolk is so comprehensive that a few a day would offer better insurance than a multi-vitamin. Most importantly, the yolk contains most of the nutrients in an egg.

    Egg whites, on the other hand, contain far fewer nutrients. The only thing that could justify their consumption is their attachment to their companion yolk.

    Concerned about the cholesterol in egg yolks? Worried about protecting your heart health? Egg yolks have long been maligned because of their cholesterol content, but cholesterol itself does not cause heart disease. In fact, while LDL, a major carrier of cholesterol in the blood, does have a role in heart disease, it is when poor metablism, deficient diets, and toxins destroy the LDL particle that heart disease develops

    http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com/Egg_Yolk.html
  • CarolynB38
    CarolynB38 Posts: 553 Member
    Eggs are fine, in fact they are an eggcellent (sorry!) source of protein, vitamins and minerals. There is a very small minority of people who can't tolerate the cholesterol in eggs but those people are few and far between. Most people, even those with high cholesterol, are fine with eggs as dietary cholesterol is dealt with differently by the body. If you are worried about cholesterol, watch your sugar intake and refined carbs as well as trans fats. Basically avoid processed foods most of the time and you should be fine. As my grandma always used to say "a little of what you fancy does you good". But the emphasis is definitely on "little" for processed "treats" :happy:
  • debswebby
    debswebby Posts: 326
    They done a program about it the other day. The researcher ate 4 eggs a day for 2 weeks and her bad cholesterol hadn't changed at all. It was still in a healthy limit.
    I've always eaten 2 eggs most days and my cholesterol is fine.
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    If you cut out the yolk or just reduce it you'll cut the cholesterol. :)
    ...and the taste :wink:
    ...and the nutrition

    The only thing I've heard is that dietary cholesterol is not related to blood cholesterol

    This is absolutely true. There was a very significant meta review published maybe three years ago that convincingly demonstrated that there's no need to limit eggs in the diet to maintain healthy cholesterol in the blood. You need to do the standard diet and exercise, reduce saturated fats (mostly animal fats - butter, lard, fatty meat), and watch your sodium intake. Enjoy your eggs, if you want to.
  • AmeChops
    AmeChops Posts: 744 Member
    They done a program about it the other day. The researcher ate 4 eggs a day for 2 weeks and her bad cholesterol hadn't changed at all. It was still in a healthy limit.
    I've always eaten 2 eggs most days and my cholesterol is fine.

    Hey, I watched that too :-))
  • almonds1
    almonds1 Posts: 642 Member
    I eat egg whites... For that reason. I use to eat 4 eggs a day and dont really know my number. So its all egg white all day/every day
  • Nitz36
    Nitz36 Posts: 1
    Get your hands on the book "Eat Fat, Lose Fat" - eggs are fine and you'll learn a whole lot more about fat, based on genuine non biased research i.e. not funded by margarine companies!
  • almonds1
    almonds1 Posts: 642 Member
    Get your hands on the book "Eat Fat, Lose Fat" - eggs are fine and you'll learn a whole lot more about fat, based on genuine non biased research i.e. not funded by margarine companies!

    It wasn't until sometime last year that I learned the yolks contain Monounsaturated fats.
    I will do egg whites though
This discussion has been closed.

Categories